diff --git a/server/models/Author.js b/server/models/Author.js
index 287b66976..65561e211 100644
--- a/server/models/Author.js
+++ b/server/models/Author.js
@@ -111,16 +111,17 @@ class Author extends Model {
    *
    * @param {string} name
    * @param {string} libraryId
-   * @returns {Promise<Author>}
+   * @returns {Promise<{ author: Author, created: boolean }>}
    */
   static async findOrCreateByNameAndLibrary(name, libraryId) {
     const author = await this.getByNameAndLibrary(name, libraryId)
-    if (author) return author
-    return this.create({
+    if (author) return { author, created: false }
+    const newAuthor = await this.create({
       name,
       lastFirst: this.getLastFirst(name),
       libraryId
     })
+    return { author: newAuthor, created: true }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/server/models/Book.js b/server/models/Book.js
index 96371f3a2..d9f2ff132 100644
--- a/server/models/Book.js
+++ b/server/models/Book.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const { getTitlePrefixAtEnd, getTitleIgnorePrefix } = require('../utils')
 const parseNameString = require('../utils/parsers/parseNameString')
 const htmlSanitizer = require('../utils/htmlSanitizer')
 const libraryItemsBookFilters = require('../utils/queries/libraryItemsBookFilters')
+const SocketAuthority = require('../SocketAuthority')
 
 /**
  * @typedef EBookFileObject
@@ -470,13 +471,23 @@ class Book extends Model {
 
     for (const author of authorsRemoved) {
       await bookAuthorModel.removeByIds(author.id, this.id)
+      const numBooks = await bookAuthorModel.getCountForAuthor(author.id)
+      if (numBooks > 0) {
+        SocketAuthority.emitter('author_updated', author.toOldJSONExpanded(numBooks))
+      }
       Logger.debug(`[Book] "${this.title}" Removed author "${author.name}"`)
       this.authors = this.authors.filter((au) => au.id !== author.id)
     }
     const authorsAdded = []
     for (const authorName of newAuthorNames) {
-      const author = await authorModel.findOrCreateByNameAndLibrary(authorName, libraryId)
+      const { author, created } = await authorModel.findOrCreateByNameAndLibrary(authorName, libraryId)
       await bookAuthorModel.create({ bookId: this.id, authorId: author.id })
+      if (created) {
+        SocketAuthority.emitter('author_added', author.toOldJSON())
+      } else {
+        const numBooks = await bookAuthorModel.getCountForAuthor(author.id)
+        SocketAuthority.emitter('author_updated', author.toOldJSONExpanded(numBooks))
+      }
       Logger.debug(`[Book] "${this.title}" Added author "${author.name}"`)
       this.authors.push(author)
       authorsAdded.push(author)